TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hußmann,Heinrich
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Formal Foundations for Software Engineering Methods
T2  - Lecture Notes in Computer Science,
SN  - 9783540696100
AV  - QA76.758 
U1  - 005.1 23
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Berlin, Heidelberg
PB  - Springer Berlin Heidelberg
KW  - Computer science
KW  - Software engineering
KW  - Computer Science
KW  - Software Engineering
N1  - Terminology -- SSADM — a pragmatic requirements engineering method -- Spectrum — a formal specification framework -- Alternative ways to an integration of SSADM and spectrum -- A semantic reference specification for SSADM -- The SSADM technique “logical data modelling” -- The SSADM technique “entity-event modelling” -- Logical consistency of SSADM-F -- Formal extensions for SSADM-F -- The SSADM technique “data flow modelling” -- Summary and outlook
N2  - In this book, Hussmann builds a bridge between the pragmatic methods for the design of information systems and the formal, mathematical background. Firstly, the principal feasibility of an integration of the different methods is demonstrated. Secondly, the formalism is used as a systematic semantic analysis of the concepts in SSADM, a British standard structured software engineering method. Thirdly, a way of obtaining a hybrid formal-pragmatic specification using a combination of SSADM notations and formal (SPECTRUM) specifications is shown. This well-written book encourages scientists and software engineers to apply formal methods to practical software development problems
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-63613-7
ER  -